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☀️Good morning! It’s Thursday, Oct. 10. This is Rob. Cooler today in Fresno, with the National Weather Service calling for a high of around 87 and an overnight low of 62. The cooling trend is expected to continue well into next week, with temperatures falling into the 70s!
🏫 “What do bootleggers, the Fresno police, the KKK, and a big trial have in common?” Fresno historian Sarah Lee will host a presentation on Fresno in the 1920s. The event is free, open to the public, and runs from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16. at Fresno City College’s Forum Hall 101. More information
⚖️ Rep. Jim Costa (D-Fresno) introduced a bill that would create specialized training for code enforcement officers, with a focus on public health threats linked to building code violations, the Fresno Business Journal reported. David Valadao (R-Hanford) cosponsored the bill, which comes more than a year after the discovery of an illegal medical lab in Reedley.
New law kills Fresno County’s ‘book ban committee.’ Will the supervisors fight back?
Fresno County’s controversial review committee for children’s library books should be dismantled under a new state law, according to the legislation’s sponsor. But the county is still weighing whether to fight back against what one Fresno lawmaker characterized as overreach from the state capitol. “It’s a direct hit at Fresno […]
